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Jumper JP2: Clear CMOS Memory 

This jumper can clear the contents of the CMOS memory. You 
may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup 
Utility are incorrect and prevent your mainboard from operating. 
To clear the CMOS memory, disconnect all the power cables from 
the mainboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR 
setting for a few seconds. 

Function Jumper 

Setting 

Clear CMOS  

Short Pins 1-2 

Normal Mode 

Short Pins 2-3 

Install the Mainboard 

Install the mainboard in a system chassis (case). The board is a 
Micro ATX size mainboard. You can install this mainboard in an 
ATX case. Ensure your case has an I/O cover plate that matches 
the ports on this mainboard. 
Install the mainboard in a case. Follow the instructions provided by 
the case manufacturer using the hardware and internal mounting 
points on the chassis.  
 

 

ATX2

1

SW1 

1

ATXPW1 

 

JP3

 
Connect the power connector from the power supply to the 

ATXPW1

 connector on the mainboard. 

ATX2

 is the CPU Vcore 

power connector.   
If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis, connect the 
cable from the cooling fan to the 

JP3

 fan power connector on the 

mainboard.  
 

 

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Summary of Contents for M939LU

Page 1: ...n the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Intel Pentium II III Pentium 4 Celeron and MMX are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PC cillin i...

Page 2: ...re it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box shown as below pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers Just click the Continue Anyway button and go ahead the installation II ...

Page 3: ...nal Devices 13 Install Other Devices 15 Expansion Slots 17 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 18 Introduction 18 Running the Setup Utility 19 Standard CMOS Setup Page 20 Advanced Setup Page 21 Power Management Setup Page 24 PCI Plug and Play Setup Page 25 Load Optimal Settings 26 Load Best Performance Settings 26 Features Setup Page 27 CPU PnP Setup Page 28 Hardware Monitor Page 29 Change Password 30 Ex...

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Page 5: ...tegrates a 256 bit 3D 2D Graphics Engine Video Accelerator and Advanced Hardware Acceleration MPEGI MPEGII Video Decoder for the Intel Pentium 4 series based PC systems It has the external AGP slot with AGP 4X 266MHz capability and built in 10BaseT 100BaseTX Network Interface optional In addition there is a full set of I O Ports including PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports one serial port one VGA port ...

Page 6: ...their respective features Northbridge Southbridge Function SiS650GX SiS962L CPU FSB 533MHz Ultra DMA ATA133 DDR266 USB2 0 SiS651 SiS962L CPU FSB 533MHz Ultra DMA ATA133 DDR333 USB2 0 Supports Hyper Threading Technology Memory Support Two 184 pin DIMM slots for DDR memory modules Maximum installed memory is 2GB Expansion Slots One 2x 4xAGP slot for AGP 2 0 compliant interface Two 32 bit PCI slots f...

Page 7: ...for all 2D engine functions Maximum Share Memory size is 64MB AC97 Audio Codec Compliant with AC 97 2 2 specification Full duplex Codec with independent and variable sampling rate Earphone Buffer Built In SNR up to 90db 4Ch DAC support 4 channel speak out Advanced power management support Built in Ethernet LAN optional 10Base T 100Base TX Physical Layer Solution Dual Speed 100 10 Mbps MII Interfac...

Page 8: ...pliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 1 PCI multi function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores for full low speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for high speed signaling Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller Support PCI Bus Power Management Interfa...

Page 9: ...e to help users read PDF files Dimensions Micro ATX form factor 244 x 190mm Package Contents Your mainboard package contains the following items The mainboard The User s Manual One diskette drive ribbon cable One IDE drive ribbon cable Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this mainboard Extended USB module 5 ...

Page 10: ...have a wrist strap discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis 3 Handle the mainboard carefully by the edges Avoid touching the components unless it is absolutely necessary During installation put the mainboard on top of the static protection packaging it came in with the component side facing up Pre Installation Inspection 1 Inspect the mainboard for damage to th...

Page 11: ...l the mainboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to connecting headers on the mainboard Install other devices and make the appropriate connections to the mainboard connecting headers Note 1 Before installing this mainboard make sure jumper JP2 is under Normal setting See this chapter for information about locating JP2 and the setting options 2 Never connect power t...

Page 12: ...identify the major components on the mainboard Note Any jumpers on your mainboard not appearing in the illustration above are for testing only I O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the mainboard optional 8 ...

Page 13: ... audio devices The first jack is for stereo Line In signal The second jack is for stereo Line Out signal The third jack is for Microphone Installing the Processor This mainboard has a Socket 478 processor socket When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the...

Page 14: ...184 pin 2 5V unbuffered Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM sockets and supports up to 2 0 GB of 266 333 MHz DDR SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that supports data transfers on both edges of each clock cycle the rising and falling edges effectively doubling the memory chip s data throughput DDR DIMMs can synchronously work with 100 MHz or 133 MHz memory bus DDR SDRAM...

Page 15: ...module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM socket 4 Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 5 Install any remaining DIMM modules Setting Jumper Switches Jumpers are sets of pins that can be connected together with jumper caps The jumper caps change the way the...

Page 16: ...tall the mainboard in a system chassis case The board is a Micro ATX size mainboard You can install this mainboard in an ATX case Ensure your case has an I O cover plate that matches the ports on this mainboard Install the mainboard in a case Follow the instructions provided by the case manufacturer using the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis ATX2 1 SW1 1 ATXPW1 JP3 Connect the ...

Page 17: ...the mainboard s optional devices 1 1 JUSB1 AUDIO2 EZJ1 1 1 1 SPK1 IR1 SPK1 Speaker Connector Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the mainboard Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 SPKR 2 NC 3 GND 4 5V AUDIO2 Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND 3 ...

Page 18: ... 3 Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system chassis Install an extension bracket in the opening Secure the extension bracket to the chassis with a screw IR1 Infrared Port The infrared port allows the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers Pin Signal ...

Page 19: ...DDN 12 CDROM 13 Key 14 RSVD Install Other Devices Install and connect other devices in the system as steps below FLOPPY IDE2 IDE1 1 1 1 Floppy Disk Drive The mainboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives Drives can be 3 5 or 5 25 wide with capacities of 360K 720K 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply Use the ca...

Page 20: ...Use the cable provided to connect the device s to the Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 on the mainboard If you want to install more IDE devices you can purchase a second IDE cable and connect one or two devices to the Secondary IDE channel connector IDE2 on the mainboard If you have two devices on the cable one must be Master and one must be Slave Internal Sound Connections If you have installed...

Page 21: ...ow to install one AGP PCI expansion card 1 Locate the AGP or PCI slots on the mainboard 2 Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis 3 Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 4 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw 17 ...

Page 22: ...ordination between system components If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer from booting properly If this happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory used to store the configuration information You can run the setup utility and manually make changes to the configuration You might need to do this t...

Page 23: ...k type etc You can use the cursor arrow keys to highlight any of the options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option To leave the setup utility press the Escape key To cycle through the Setup Utility s optional color schemes hold down the Shift key and press F2 Some of the options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values In these pages use the ...

Page 24: ...Installed Month Jan Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 Select Item Year 1901 2099 PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color F3 Detect All HDD Date Time Use these items to set the system date and time Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary and Secondary IDE channels To configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Auto If the Auto setting fails to find a hard disk d...

Page 25: ...che Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Share Memory Size 32 MB Graphic Win Size 4MB DRAM CAS Latency 3T Timing Setting Mode Normal MA 1T 2T Select MA 2T Advanced Read Prefetch Enabled Hyper Threading Function Disabled ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults Quick Boot If you enable this item the system starts up more q...

Page 26: ...d Check If you have entered a password for the system use this item to determine if the password is required to enter the Setup Utility Setup or required both at start up and to enter the Setup Utility Always Boot to OS 2 64MB Enable this item if you are booting the OS 2 operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed L2 Cache Leave these items enabled since all the process...

Page 27: ...efetch This item enables prefetching for reading data We recommend you to leave this item at the default value Hyper Threading Function If your P4 CPU is not HT CPU this item will be hidden If your P4 CPU is HT CPU BIOS will show this item You can set Disabled or Enabled to control HT CPU support in O S Set Enabled to test HT CPU function Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk When this item is enabled BIOS wil...

Page 28: ...O S that supports ACPI function such as Windows 98 ME 2000 Power Management Use this item to select a power management scheme Both APM and ACPI are supported Suspend Time Out This sets the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes If the time selected passes without any system activity the computer will enter power saving Suspend mode Hard Disk Time Out This sets the timeout to power down the hard disk ...

Page 29: ...on the PCI bus and devices that use the system plug and play capability AMIBIOS SETUP PCI PLUG AND PLAY SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Plug and Play Aware O S Yes Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults Plug and Pl...

Page 30: ...ail safe default values These default values are not very demanding and they should allow your system to function with most kinds of hardware and memory chips Note It is highly recommended that users enter this option to load optimal values for accessing the best performance Load Best Performance Settings If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears If you press Y and then Enter th...

Page 31: ...F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults OnBoard FDC Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface OnBoard Serial Port Use these items to enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port and to assign a port address OnBoard IR Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port and to assign a port address Onboard Parallel Port Use this item to...

Page 32: ...le this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this mainboard in a DOS environment ThumbDrive for DOS Enable this item to make a small portion of memory storage device for the USB ports CPU PnP Setup Page This page lets you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU The system will automatically detect the kind of CPU that you have installed and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on...

Page 33: ...n Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved System Hardware Vcore 1 712V Vcc 1 8V 1 792V Vcc 3 3V 3 392V Vcc 4 945V 12V 12 032V Vcc2 5V 2 464V SB5V 4 945V VBAT 3 472V SYSTEM Fan Speed 0 RPM CPU Fan Speed 1308 RPM SYSTEM Temperature 33 C 91 F CPU Temperature 40 C 104 F ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults System CPU Temperature...

Page 34: ...uired to access the Setup Utility or for that and at start up depending on the setting of the Password Check item in Advanced Setup Change or Remove the Password Highlight this item press Enter and type in the current password At the next dialog box type in the new password or just press Enter to disable password protection Exit Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have...

Page 35: ...in the same directory as the software To run the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out and then you can go on the auto installing or manual installation depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows 98 ME 2000 XP it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your mainboard if Windows NT or manua...

Page 36: ...the software auto installing program as explained in next section The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file browsing interface The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window To run the program again reinsert the CD ROM disc in the drive or click the CD ROM driver from the Windows Explorer and click the Setup icon The Appli...

Page 37: ...the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the default options are recommended Click the Next button to proceed 3 The support software will automatically install Once any of the installation procedures start software is automatically installed in sequence You need to follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete insta...

Page 38: ... Find out your mainboard model name and click on it to obtain its correct driver directory 3 Install each software in accordance with the corresponding driver path Bundled Software Installation All bundled software available on the CD ROM is for users convenience You can install bundled software as follows 1 Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the supp...

Page 39: ...tion which you must set Enabled if you want to test HT CPU function If there is no HT CPU this option is hidden and default Disabled You must re install WINXP to activate the HT CPU function While you are in Windows Task Manager please push down ctrl Alt Del keys A dual CPU appears in the CPU Usage History Device Manager under WinXP Note Hyper Threading Function only works under WINXP Operating Sy...

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